Relief To Dream 11 Founders: Karnataka High Court Restrains Police From Taking Coercive Action Against Them Till Nov 9

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to not take any coercive steps against Bhavit Sheth and Harsh Jain, the Founders and Directors of Sporta Technologies Private Limited, which promotes the 'Dream 11' gaming app. The duo have approached the court seeking to quash the FIR registered against them by the police under the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act which...

Relief Can't Be Granted Against Registration Of FIR/ Criminal Proceedings In A PIL: Delhi High Court Imposes 25K Cost

The Delhi High Court today imposed cost of Rs. 25,000 while dismissing a public interest litigation, seeking status report of foreign nationals lodged in jails and framing of guidelines for their deportation.The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh, while dismissing the plea filed by an organisation namely We Are Saath, observed,"It ought to be kept in mind...

Kerala HC Advocates' Assn. Addresses Letter To Chief Justice Seeking Restoration Of Physical Proceedings From November

The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association (KHCAA) has addressed a letter to the Chief Justice of the Court seeking steps towards the restoration of normal physical sitting in the High Court as well as the subordinate courts in the State as early as possible. The letter disclosed that the Executive Committee of the KHCAA has resolved to put forth the request considering that while waging...

'Equality' A Definite Concept And A Vested Right ; Article 14 Is Violated When 'Equals Are Treated Unequally' : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution is a vested right and the same is violated when the equals are treated unequally.The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna said that for a classification to be valid, it must necessarily satisfy two tests: Firstly, the distinguishing rationale has to be based on a just objective and secondly, the...

Kerala High Court Grants KSRTC Further Time To Install Tracking System, Emergency Buttons In Public Vehicles

The Kerala High Court on Thursday acceded to the request put forth by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation's (KSRTC) seeking further extension in time to comply with the Court's directive to install tracking systems in public vehicles.A Division Bench of Justice K. Vinod Chandran and Justice C. Jayachandran granted more time to the Corporation to equip all public transport vehicles...

Damocles Sword Can't Be Hanged Over Accused's Head Merely On Assumption That Proceeds Of Crime May Be Higher: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that while considering bail, damocles sword cannot be allowed to hang over the accused's head merely on the assumption that the proceeds of crime may be higher.Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to a man in connection with a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate, related to the...

'Arrest & Detention Not To Be Taken As Luxury By Prosecution': Kerala High Court While Granting Pre-Arrest Bail To Four

The Kerala High Court, while granting pre-arrest bail to four men accused of assault, ruled that once the purpose of arrest and interrogation are fulfilled, applicants should not be denied anticipatory bail. Justice K. Haripal while warning against the misuse of custodial interrogation observed:"Arresting an accused and interrogating him in custody should have a purpose. If the purpose is...

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt's Response On Allocation Of Funds To Juvenile Justice Fund, Setting Up JJBs In All Districts

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Delhi Government on the allocation of funds to the juvenile justice fund in the couple of years including the amount which has been disburded till now. A bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani also sought response on the time frame for setting up of juvenile justice boards in all 11 districts in the...

NLU-Delhi Professor Summoned In Criminal Defamation Case Filed By Former Registrar Prof. GS Bajpai

A Delhi Court has summoned Jeet Singh Mann, a professor working at the National Law University Delhi, in the criminal defamation suit filed against him by the University's former Registrar- Professor GS Bajpai. Bajpai is presently working as Vice Chancellor at the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law Punjab.Metropolitan Magistrate Pranat Kumar Joshi observed that there were sufficient...

Include Hospital Security Personnel Within Scope Of Kerala Healthcare Service Persons Act: High Court Proposes To State

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday suggested the inclusion of security guards and managerial staff of hospitals within the ambit of the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Services Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to Property) Act 2012. A Division Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice Kauser Edappagath was considering a matter where several attacks...

State Govt Opposes Petitions Challenging Ban On Online Gambling In Karnataka, Says 'No Harm In Preventing Public From Squandering Their Hard Earned Money'

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday began hearing on a batch of petitions filed challenging the Constitutional validity of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act 2021, by which the state government has banned all online gambling and betting, and provide maximum imprisonment of three years and penalty upto Rs 1 lakh for violation of the provisions. Senior Advocate Arvind...

Mumbai Police Orders Probe Against NCB Officer Sameer Wankhede; KP Gosavi Arrested By Pune Police

The Mumbai Police has appointed a four-member team to investigate the extortion allegations levelled against the Narcotics Control Bureau's Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede. The Joint Commissioner of Police Vishwas Nangre Patil issued the order on Wednesday directing Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dilip Sawant to supervise the probe. The official order states that...